Mostafa Baluch has been charged with an outstanding arrest warrant following his extradition to New South Wales.
The alleged drug king landed at Bankstown Airport on a PolAir aircraft just after 6.50pm yesterday.
Police officers were filmed standing close by as the small plane, a Cessna Grand Caravan, taxied on the runway.
READ MORE: How alleged drug smuggler Mostafa Baluch got caught
The 33-year-old was recaptured near the Queensland border on Wednesday.
He had spent two weeks on the run.
Police found Mr Baluch sitting in a Mercedes-Benz inside a shipping container on a truck at a Tweeds Head border checkpoint around 1am.
He was wanted over an alleged $270 million cocaine smuggling operation.
He went on the run after allegedly skipping bail bybreaking free from his ankle security bracelet.
After arriving at Aviation Command, Mr Baluch was transferred into the custody of Corrective Services NSW and taken to Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre where he was charged with an outstanding arrest warrant.
Mr Baluch is due to appear at Central Local Court today.
from 9News https://ift.tt/30fsQpt
via IFTTT
0 Comments